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Competitions · South Africa

Big 'n Weird Pretoria 2017

Pretoria, Gauteng · 30 September 2017 · 6 events · 17 competitors · 16 personal bests

Pieterjan Joubert won two of the six events (6×6, 7×7) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Justin Zhang by 2.00 seconds. 17 competitors produced 16 personal bests, 6 of which still stand today, and one people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A continental record

Ruben Grobler set the 3×3 with feet single continental record: 1:05.27.

Two wins
Pieterjan Joubert — 6×6, 7×7
2.00s
closest final — 3×3, Justin Zhang over Shivaan Harichander
16
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Justin Zhang9.2510.75
6×6Pieterjan Joubert3:07.053:09.20
7×7Pieterjan Joubert4:10.044:25.74
ClockBrendan James Gray18.6420.02
Square-1Ruben Grobler20.2123.50
3×3 with feetRuben Grobler1:05.271:08.45

The PB harvest

16 set · 6 still standing
  • Pieterjan Joubert — 7×7 single 4:10.04: into the top 34.3% of the event's history.
  • Thammy Ndlovu — 3×3 single 19.02: into the top 37.1% of the event's history.
  • Yusuf Momoniat — 3×3 single 20.30: into the top 40.8% of the event's history.
  • Sae-ouk Oh — Square-1 single 35.31: into the top 59.0% of the event's history.
  • Ayur Rameshchandra Matai — 3×3 single 41.13: into the top 78.1% of the event's history.
  • Pieterjan Joubert — 3×3 with feet single 3:50.40: into the top 83.5% of the event's history.

First-timers

One person competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 23,482 people who made their debut in 2017. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

3 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

17 competitors · 54 results · 6 events.

Everyone who competed

17 competitors

Reading this page: a single is one solve's time · an average is the middle three of five solves, best and worst discarded · a PB is a personal best · a final is a competition's last round; its order decides the podium · a DNF (did not finish) is an attempt with no valid result: a popped piece, an unsolved face, an over-limit memorisation · every solve starts from a computer-generated scramble, the same for every competitor in a round.